Its about time for me to review a song by old pal...
Johnny Paycheck
What a character Johnny Paycheck is. Just look at that hat. And believe it or not, his last name was really Paycheck. Now Johnny Paycheck's talent cannot even closely be compared to that of Willie Nelson or Waylon Jennings or even Merle Haggard but this ol boy has more attitute and guts than all of them combined. Willie Nelson once said in reference to Paycheck
"Talk about an outlaw! I ain't got a chance!". And he was right. Unlike other outlaws that added outer influences such as jazz into their music, Johnny Paycheck was 100% country outlaw.
When you want to listen to Johnny, you want to hear him wail out about his time in prison (which he was in and out of constantly) and his rants about U.S. Government taking all the workin man's money. Unfortunately, Johnny Paycheck tried his hand at a few lovey dovey songs which came off almost hilarious and completely unbelievable.
SONG: Me and the I.R.S. (Live version)
ARTIST: Johnny Paycheck
ALBUM: The Soul & the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck
This song takes no time at all getting going. The beginning is mass of guitar and harmonica wailing and then Paycheck gets right to the point saying as the first line of the song
"Well you can tell those boys at the I.R.S, this ol boy, hell I've had enough!". He pretty much says in this song what you will hear in discussions in small town bars throughout America.
heres the link to the song because they don't have my version on youtube
13 Me and the I.R.S..m4a